Q: Is 85,170 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 85,170 is not a prime number.

Why is 85,170 not a prime number?

A prime number is a natural number, greater than one, that can only be divided by 1 and itself.

The number 85170 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 5 6 10 15 17 30 34 51 85 102 167 170 255 334 501 510 835 1,002 1,670 2,505 2,839 5,010 5,678 8,517 14,195 17,034 28,390 42,585 and 85,170, with no remainder.

Since 85,170 cannot be divided by just 1 and 85,170, it is not a prime number.


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  • All positive natural numbers are either a prime number or a composite number (except the number 1, which is neither).

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